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anthony weiner wegmans he sent lewd photos of an -- a tearful apology from anthony weiner. he further said his twitter account had been hacked, but yesterday the congressman said he lied to cover up his actions. he takes full responsibility, but will not step down. >> the picture was of me, and i sent it. i am deeply sorry for the pain this is called -- caused my wife and our family. >> new york congressman anthony wiener admits nobody hacked his twitter account. he sent a new photo of himself to a college student, and panicked, and then lied when he realized he posted it publicly. >> for the past few years, i have engaged in several inappropriate conversations. >> a conservative activist broke the story, and has more photos.

>> we only wrote the story after a sitting congressman claimed his computer system had been invaded. >> how damaging is this to democrats? >> there is an embarrassment level that will be hard for him to maintain public trust and responsibility. >> are you a boehner -- if you are a donor, will you be jumping to write a check? >> nancy pelosi is calling for an ethics investigation. anthony weiner says he will cooperate, but will not step down. he had been considered a rising star in the democratic party, and some analysts still think he can win reelection. >> from thomas jefferson to eliot spitzer, we look at political sex scandals on our website. click on politics at wbaltv.com. .

the former pennsylvania senator rick santorum's name has been added to the list of president obama's challengers. >> for you to say that your administration should take 40 cents out of every dollar and barley for future generations to prop you up? >> he says he is betting billions of dollars to the debt of future generations why -- while undermining of liberty. his campaign is an -- similar to that of michele bachman, who was an -- expected to declare some. >> or more about the candidates on our website. wbaltv.com. kate amara sat down with the president to discuss the troops. dozens of residents in harford and cecil counties are outraged. the state wants to increase the toll and the way with the decal system. state officials want holders to

participate in easy test. >> if they do not back down, we will file suit against the state of maryland for what they are doing. >> many residents and business owners question why a toll was necessary when the bridge is already paid for. slot revenues in maryland dropped slightly, but continues to bring in big money. the hollywood casino in perryville brought in more than $9,600,000. the casino and ocean downs generated more than $3 million. so far, the casinos have brought in more than $90 million texas dollars. >> we are starting to see some thunderstorms popup. you can see a line of thunderstorms that are moving to the southeast. we will put a 40% chance in for a thunderstorm or a shower. most of you will have a dry day,

but in the northern and western suburbs a chance as possible. the high temperatures will be in the upper-80's. in a few minutes, we will look at the seven-day forecast. >> defense attorneys for the baltimore police officer accused of murder began their case, which included witness that describe the scene when gahiji tshamba allegedly fired 13 shots, hitting tyrone brown 13 times. tammy dodge told the journal that -- told the jury that brown inappropriately patted a woman. >> i was concerned about the fact that she seemed to remember certain things in particular in reference to the drinking alcohol, but when questioned about the defense -- by the defense, it took time to get facts out. >> the defense says gahiji

tshamba shot tyrone brown in self-defense. these pictures are of ronald pressman. baltimore county police say he is wanted for first-degree sex offense and burglary. he is accused of climbing through a window on april 23. if you know where he may be, you are asked to call baltimore county police. police are searching for the driver involved in a hit-and-run before 10:00 sunday morning. police say a 43-year-old woman was taken to shock trauma was serious, but non--life threatening injuries. and 8-year-old child was taken to the hospital. the driver fled the scene. a third brother has been arrested for a double murder. hector linarias and his two brothers gone down two men

outside of the paradiso italian grill and bar, allegedly. they're asked to leave the bar after getting into a fight with the victims. police suspect returned and killed the two men at closing time. iran never felt close to a miracle, today -- if you never felt close to america, today one traveled through maryland. this morning, the miracle on the hudson plan traveled on the beltway, interstate 70, stockton. well, and some folks got a close look. >> i was astonished that i got to see it in person. it is historic. i had to find it. >> i thought it was a very interesting story to survive an airplane crash, and to land in the hudson river and stand on the rain -- wings. >> the wings and mattel were removed and were shipped separately.

it will be reassembled in north carolina where it will go on display at the aviation museum. coming up, the mother of a gross, once a new type of cookie. crews continued to battle mess of wildfire in allied -- arizona. a young girl beaten by an adult. the motive when we cover the nation. and, we're here to answer your plant and gardening questions. in

>> we are following some breaking is -- a car in like montebello. >> an unusual crash. from what we understand, this mini van crashed into lake montebello. the baltimore city fire department tells us the people in the vehicle were rescued. we're not sure about injuries but police are on the scene. i am capt. roy taylor. >> combination, -- covering the nation, wind is expected to pick up in arizona, making it

difficult to battle the wallow fire. three committees have been evacuated. a shocking story of alaska, where a grown man beat up a young girl for her bike. witnesses saw the man punched a seven-year-old girl in the head. she lost consciousness after he knocked her to the crown to the doll is in critical, but stable condition. a girl scout can not sell her cookies and eat them, too. the new season of "america has got talent" is under way. >> a few thunderstorms are possible. the heat will make the major headline. here's a look outside current dry in baltimore city. >> carrie engel is here to

answer plant and gardening questions.

>> america has got talent is back and we sat down with one of the three judges, howie mandel who says he loves all of the acts. >> is suppose to be a judge, but howie mandel cannot help himself. he is also a fan. he is as amazed as the rest of us. >> this is the moment. you are the star. [applause] >> there is nobody more stunned and surprised than i am. i have only been there for two years. you would think after six years they would say they have seen it all. that cool never dries up. this season is crazier, more dangerous, more compelling -- there are so many moments that are just -- you know, will be

water cooler moments. he also admits that howie mandel's pallet for talent is not discriminating. if you make it to the stage, you have half of the vote already. >> i love good entertainment, bad attachment. i have a wide swath of confidence. >> the paths from last season seemed to bear this season. >> every year inspires the next. last year, a guy put pyrotechnics in his plans. he did not go to las vegas. he went to the emergency room. that inspired others to do crazier things. there is a plethora of the nominal entertainment -- goosebumps, tears. you can join howie mandel from the comfort of your favorite chair.

talent" airs got tonight >> now, your insta- weather-plus forecast with tony past -- tony pann. >> we are seeing some shower activity, mostly in pennsylvania. this is moving to the southeast. those of you in the northwest suburbs will probably see a passing shower or thunderstorm. let's take a wider field. the severe weather is off to war west. it is moving across portions of ohio and west virginia. we call these a cluster of thunderstorms. the big part is -- the good part looks like the heaviest storms will miss us. that does not say something might not develop on the east, but this passes off to the west

of us. some of the high, thin clouds are certainly drifting into central maryland, obscure in the sunshine, and holding temperatures back. it is still 86 of the airport. it is 82 in westminster. the clouds are thicker. everybody will make it into the mid-80's, and most of you to around 90 degrees. i call it a mixture of sunshine and clouds with about a 40% chance of thunderstorms. the humidity is not that bad. that will start to go up late tonight. chance for an evening thunderstorm, and then clearing overnight. during the day tomorrow, we will turn up the heat. high pressure will anchor itself off of the east coast. the high pressure will come out of the southwest, and the heat and humidity will work its way into the mid-atlantic region. it will be mid-90's wednesday

and thursday. the actual temperatures will not be that bad, but the heat index will be around 100 both days. a cold front will go through thursday night, friday morning, and that should get rid of the heat. we will keep a chance for thunderstorms through sunday, but temperatures will be knocked down into the low-80: tell for afternoon highs. >> carrie engel is here to answer plantain parting questions. we might get some rain, and that is a good thing. >> it is a good thing. the heat is not welcome tomorrow. >> i love this. >> this only gets four inches high. there are others that will get four feet and 6 feet wide. there is a diverse collection in the family. >> so much variety.

just make sure you grow them in the shade. please tell me how to get what of the wrist area? the plan has -- get rid of wisteria. what should i do? >> there is a product. go ahead and cut it off, and put this stuff on the portion of the vines. it will kill it back to the ground. >> it is that simple? >> it is great for poison ivy or english ivy. it fits in your back pocket. >> good to it. >> a friend of mine gave me some small plants from the base of a red dogwood tree. my tree is about 6 feet tall, but the flowers are actually white. can you explain? >> no. sometimes, it will go back to

its original case, and in this case it is white. >> let's go to the last question. i have two maple trees. i was putting a hammock up when i noticed black dots under the leaves. >> they get a lot of things. it is nothing really to worry about, but if you have a chance, take a picture, and send it here, or send it to me at valley view farm's. >> is great you can just send the picture. >> people have died from, and we can get back to them in a couple of minutes -- people have an iphone, and we can get back to them in a couple of minutes. >> thank you for join the spread you can send pictures to our web site, and you can send your questions and pictures.

in today's medical alert, a long island mother is determined to change girls got streets for the good. we have more on the grass-roots efforts to go gluten-free era scouts have to say. >> stacey and her daughter are making cookies, but these are not your average treats and she is not your average little girl. >> we use a combination of rice flour and potato flour. >> her daughter meet cannot be anything with blue tint. it is not a big issue for her mom who is figure out how to duplicate many foods. >there is only one problem. she is a girl scout, and the cookies she has to sell are made with we or gluten, meaning she is never tried the product. >> why can you not have that? >> because it has clinton --

clinton and it has week. >> what happens when you eat wheat? >> my tummy hearts. >> the human aspect, that there are girls costs that cannot eat the cookies -- they should be thinking about their own members. >>. scouts of america says why they try to make of the cookies, they just do not have the ability to turn nonspecific cookies for specific dietary needs. nearly 3000 signatures in, she hopes to change the policy, so little girls like her daughter can sell their cookies, and eat them, too. >> up next, your maryland lottery numbers, and another check of the forecast with tony pann. first, let's take a look at how wall street is performing

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>> thank you 4g and desperate >> we will see tonight at 5:00 p.m. with stan stovall and lisa robinson. >> follow breaking news and weather any time at wbaltv.com,